There are 147 bird species categorised as threatened or near-threatened in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini, according to the revised Red Data Book of Birds (RDB-online) launched by BirdLife.

Cranes are some of the world's most majestic birds, with 15 species found globally. Four of these are found in Africa. The wattled crane in South Africa was in decline, but seems to have turned a ...

Lara Fuller works for two NPO's the Endangered Wildlife Trust and the International Crane Foundation. These orgainsations receives funds from multiple bodies. Cranes are some of the world’s most ...

The monstrous terror bird once roamed the earth, but it didn't manage to survive into the modern day. If it did, though, the ...

Have you ever seen a bird that looks like it’s walking on water? That’s the jacana. This unique creature is often called a ...

Wattled cranes are the largest crane species in Africa ... Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The tall birds (up to 180cm or six feet tall) have a wingspan of up to 2.6 metres wide ...

Birds range from tiny hummingbirds to giant condors in the skies. These giant birds of prey will have you feeling the size of ...

The Philippine eagle is considered one of the world’s rarest birds of prey, with roughly 400 breeding pairs left in the wild. Amid ongoing threats from logging and hunting, Indigenous forest rangers ...

A RARE bird of prey in England has ... "They are a migratory species, coming to the UK in summer to breed and wintering in Africa. "Hobbies can be seen hunting over heathlands, flooded gravel ...

The sighting marks a significant moment for North East conservationists and bird ... to Africa for the winter, a growing number are now overwintering in the UK—another indicator of the species ...